Date/Time
Date(s) - July 25, 2026
9:30 am - 12:30 pm
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Celebrate with Us!
In our final FREE Family Forest Day of the 2026 season, we will be gathering under the Stevens Pavilion to celebrate the many ways that trees are homes!
Participants of all ages are invited to learn about and connect with nature through playing games, hands-on activities, nature crafts, book readings, poet-tree, guided nature walks on the trails, and so much more! Activities and nature walks will be available in both English and Spanish.
Event Partners
We’re so excited to get our earthy groove on with Jessa & the Saplings with special musical performances during the event. Tunes like ‘Can You Feel It’ and ‘Forest Flow,’ enchant young listeners and have earned acclaim on Sirius XM’s Kids Place Live and Kinderling Kids Radio. With passion and authenticity, Jessa shares the transformative power of music across generations, leaving an enduring impact on audiences worldwide.
Make sure to stop by and visit Washo Shadowhawk’s booth. The Portland Basecamp Coordinator for Roots and Shoots will be sharing educational resources about protecting the region’s rich variety of cultures and ecosystems.
Fragments of the Forest
With a special exhibition for Family Forest Day, Angela Ruggles (The Nature Atelier) invites you to Fragments of the Forest. An outdoor ceramics installation exploring the impacts of climate change on native trees.
This exhibition is a partnership with Hoyt Arboretum Friends, and is funded in part by the Regional Arts & Culture Council and the Office of Arts & Culture.
Getting Here
This event will take place at Stevens Pavilion across the street from the Hoyt Arboretum Visitor Center at 4000 SW Fairview Blvd.
There are 2, all-gender, accessible bathrooms available outside the building. Pay-to-park lots are located on Fairview Blvd adjacent to the Visitor Center. See our Plan Your Visit page for more information about parking.
Pro-tip: Skip the parking lot and take public transit!
Hoyt Arboretum is located in Washington Park and is easily accessed from the Washington Park MAX station by Blue or Red MAX lines. Then, you can take the Free Washington Park Shuttle OR walk up to the Visitor Center.
Learn more at explorewashingtonpark.org.
This free event is hosted by Hoyt Arboretum Friends and sponsored by International Paper Foundation.
